Invention

Ultrasound machines can cost $20,000 or more and weigh 30 pounds, but
not George K. Lewis's ultrasound device. Lewis's portable therapeutic
ultrasound machine cost him about $150 to make -- 80 percent of which
was spent on the battery -- it fits in the palm of his hand, and it can
help treat cancer and relieve arthritis... among other things.

My colleagues and I here at InventorSpot.com have been writing about
ways to recycle water bottles for years, but there's a company that doesn't
believe that recycling water bottles, whether we make lamps out of them
or put them in recycling bins, is the answer for the future. So this
international design company, Brandimage, has invented the 360 Paper
Water Bottle. Now all it needs are water bottling companies ready and
willing to use it.

Kids ages 5 to 19 can stop playing Elf Bowling and start working on their own online game. A new contest gives kids the chance to submit their idea for the online game of the century to a major game developer-and possibly earn huge cash.

A new firearm, designed for easy access and shooting ability, and
usable by millions of disabled and elderly persons, has received a
listing from the FDA as a "medical device." The Palm Pistol™ is now appealing for Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

This year, honor your New Year's resolution to get in shape
by trying a new fitness trend. The Gyrotonic brand's new archaic-looking fitness
apparatus and Gyrokinesis classes combine the benefits of swimming, yoga,
gymnastics, dance and more, to give fitness enthusiasts a full-body workout and
spiritual-like healing experience.

US Patent # 5,885,614 dates back to March of 2000 and hails from Chicago, the city of wind (hot and otherwise), and sometimes, silly invention ideas. Presented as an alternative to Viagra, the only stimulation required for this invention to work is your nose. I know, don’t ask, but read on and sort of be informed.

Requiem for You is a unique business concept that will give
your loved one a holiday gift they will never forget. To immortalize or
celebrate that special person in your life, you can have a customized musical
composition developed with their inspiration.

Patent #4,764,111 is a device for reminding kids to wear their braces, which involves implanting an alarm in their mouths with a timer. Perhaps well intentioned, this absurd patent is a subtle reminder of how individual rights can be taken away a little bit at a time, especially for kids. Read on, no matter how you may feel about a free society.

Vending machines offer the consumers the convenience of finding products and services at hand wherever they go. Many companies are profiting on this growing business trend, and are branching out beyond the typical candy and soda vending to provide some very unique and wacky services. Learn about the top 5 vending machines that exist in 2008!

The Lightning Rod Stun Pen, shooting 800,000 volts of electricity at its target, is Streetwise's highest packing power in a pen. It's so powerful, it can seriously disable your target, enabling at least, a very good chance for you to get away. It's so small, it can fit in your pocket or even a small purse.

If beauty fades but stupid is forever, what can anyone say about US patent # 4202456? Toy building blocks made from bottle caps might seem thrifty and practical, but how could they be so when it cost thousands of dollars to patent such an idea? A bit contradictory, no? Read on for some details and a bit more ambivalence.

The specialists at NASA have spent 19 million dollars on what surely must qualify as the most expensive toilet in the world. What makes this flusher so extraordinary? It turns urine into drinking water. For that price it would seem a little more alchemy should be included; you know, the kind that transforms common metals into gold, silver, platinum and uranium! Read on for the astounding details.

Guess what? We don't have to worry about growing old alone. We will have robots to take care of us... the kind that can become any person you authorize it to be, kind of like a medium to communicate with the living.